Please, Won't Someone Fix Up This Gorgeous Maryland Farmhouse?
Looking for a project? This beautiful, white farmhouse is for sale, and it has your name written all over it.
Perhaps we've seen too many romantic movies, but there's something about an empty, old house crying out for TLC that totally tugs at our heartstrings. The Holland-Claggett Farm is considered to be one of the most historically significant farms in Montgomery County, Maryland, and it's the stuff that fixer-upper dreams are made of.
The 3,422 sq. ft. home is perched atop a hill on 11.38 glorious acres overlooking the Hawlings River Valley in the town of Brookville-a hop, skip and a jump from downtown Washington, DC, but it feels like worlds away.
It's difficult to express the feeling one gets upon stepping into a house like this for the first time. The subtle creek of the floorboards, the layers of paint and old wallpaper that speak to the many memories that were formed within these walls, the sense of history that permeates the air-it's crying out to be brought back to life.
Though we've yet to meet a white farmhouse we didn't like, this one is particularly special given the amount of original detail that has survived since its construction in 1830. The original wood floors are all there, as are a number of the fireplace mantels. There are antique doors, an elegant front staircase, and many original windows.
Brookville is a tiny town (population: 135) with a quaint, historical downtown and a big claim to fame. For one, single day on August 26th, 1814, it served as the capital of the United States when President James Madison and his staff sought refuge in one of the homes there following the British invasion of Washington.
This being a highly sought-after place to live (it's a picturesque, rural oasis neatly sandwiched in between Baltimore and Washington, DC) the asking price of $749,000 might seem a bit steeper than we're used to seeing on a fixer-upper of this scale. But with the right touch, we can envision this becoming one of the area's most enviable historical homes.
For more information, view the full listing on CIRCA Old Houses or contact Gary Gestson with the Historic Homes Marketing Group of Long & Foster Real Estate at (301) 975-9500 ext. 4604.
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